Launched on November 1, the In-Memory application describes itself as a “benevolent messaging for transmitting the memory of people’s lives and feelings, important information and documents”. It is available on Android and iOS. Here’s everything you need to know about this very original platform.
How does it work?
Concretely, the application allows you to program one or more messages which will be sent automatically upon the death of the sender. Quoted by Le Figarothe founder of In-Memory explains that he had the idea for this atypical project following the death of his brother: “My emotional shock was reinforced by the material shock and the logistics of managing the aftermath”.
The service works like traditional messaging and provides the opportunity to send text, videos, images, audio and even PDF files. People designated by the user (called trusted) are responsible for preventing the application of their death. This then triggers the automatic sending of messages.
The app can also be used during users’ lifetime. As the startup explains on its site, it allows “to prevent and indicate my end-of-life wishes and wishes upon my disappearance”but also “prevent and automatically confirm before my disappearance and, if necessary, my end-of-life instructions”.
Aware of confidentiality concerns, the French company, which currently employs 5 people, emphasizes that everything is end-to-end encrypted and that it knows nothing about the content of the messages.
And for even more security, In-Memory forces Internet users to create a 4-digit PIN code which will then be required each time they use the application. The latter is not even visible when typing, which further reduces the risk of hacking.
How much does it cost?
The app is free to download, but you will have to pay 2 euros per month for the subscription and programming of five messages or 7 euros per month for unlimited messages, until your death. In-Memory also provides a global lifetime package for 350 euros.
Ambitious, the company already offers its platform in French, English and German. It even plans to translate it into Chinese, Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese within a year to extend its offering to a wider clientele.
To find out more, do not hesitate to go directly to the In-Memory website here.
